r/Barca • u/La2philly • Sep 18 '20
[OC] Deconstructing Messi’s no look “eyes in the back of his head” pass vs Girona: How did he do that?
https://youtu.be/UKWpH9YBd3M89
Sep 18 '20
Great breakdown OP, however I think you missed one point. Trincao shouts "Hey!" as he is making the run. Incredible pass by Messi nonetheless, but he uses the sound of Trincao to confirm he can make that through ball.
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u/La2philly Sep 18 '20
That’s an excellent point but I wasn’t sure if he did it or not based on the video (I should’ve mentioned it however). I mentioned this in the video but the real genius imo was how Messi then disguised the passing intent & calculated the run
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u/Fuckkelso Sep 18 '20
Man even calculated Trincaos’s pace and time it will take for him to reach that spot all while dribbling past defenders. Just amazing.
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u/DatFlushi Sep 18 '20
Nice video OP. You defo deserve more views, especially the injury explanation ones
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u/DonAtari Sep 18 '20
Best content I have seen so far in this sub.
You should do more of these, they are short and to the point.
Awesome job OP.
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u/La2philly Sep 18 '20
Hey everyone - Messi’s no look pass to Trincao to setup Coutinho’s opener vs Girona left me in awe (as Lionel tends to do regularly). I went through the video to figure out how Messi saw Trincao & processed the play. Thanks to the mods for letting me post.
Here’s a table of contents, header (subheadings):
0:00 Intro
0:06 The play
0:19 How he did it (reverse angle)
1:01 Deconstructing the wide view
1:15 Outro
For those at work or the hard of hearing, I've transcribed subtitles on YouTube so sound isn't required.
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